PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nelson
vs
weston

172 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael weston!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but weston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
weston throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.

Nelson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in weston's guard.
Nelson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

weston has his feet on Nelson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
weston lands a slapping body shot.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as weston sprawls well. weston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as weston sprawls well. weston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
weston stuffs the takedown.
weston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the body from Nelson misses
and weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from weston.
Nice jab there from weston.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Michael weston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

weston has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, weston scores with a nice short uppercut.
weston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
weston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
weston misses with a punch on the inside.
weston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
weston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. weston smiles and moves away.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from weston.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and weston counters with a solid body kick.
weston stalks Nelson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nelson's face. Nelson staggers backwards, shaken.
weston sizes up Nelson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nelson with a poor takedown
and weston counters with a nice uppercut.
weston lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.
Nelson walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from weston lands.
Nelson tries for a takedown but weston circles away easily
and weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson tries for a takedown but weston circles away easily
and weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson tries for a takedown but weston circles away easily
and weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
weston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nelson misses with a hook to the body
and weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Desmond Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson with a lazy takedown attempt
and weston counters with a left to the body.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
weston misses with a kick to the body.
weston dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
weston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
weston scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and weston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nelson tries to move into range but weston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
weston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nelson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
weston misses with a double jab.
weston moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson throws a push kick but weston slaps the foot to one side.
weston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
weston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
weston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nelson with a poor takedown
and weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

weston pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
weston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson tries to score a body lock takedown but weston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. weston just stands there and leans against the cage.
weston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
weston misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from weston fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
weston gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson is working for takedown but weston is calmly controlling the position for now.
weston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from weston.
weston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
weston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
weston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. weston just stands there and leans against the cage.
weston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
weston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, weston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. weston smiles and moves away.
weston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nelson's hands.
weston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
weston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by weston.
weston connects with a right hand. Nelson shakes it off.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - weston had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
weston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael weston dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nelson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson throws a head kick but weston moves out of range.

weston clinches up against the cage.
weston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. weston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
weston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
weston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
weston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
weston misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
weston missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by weston.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
weston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
weston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
weston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
weston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from weston.

Nelson is rocked!
weston lands with a left to the head.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
weston misses with some punches.
weston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
weston lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
weston working aggressively here.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Still in the clinch, weston scores with a nice short uppercut.
weston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
weston creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nelson with a big uppercut! Nelson tries to clinch up but weston pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Nelson to the mat! Nelson covers up and weston unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael weston!